1. Tuesday Notes for April 16th, 2024
    Culture

    Tuesday Notes for April 16th, 2024

    Bayer Leverkusen clinched their first-ever Bundesliga title, completing a historic run in German football. Plus the Supreme Court weakened protest rights in a decision critics say targets Black political power.

    ·2 min read
  2. Monday Notes for April 15th, 2024
    Culture

    Monday Notes for April 15th, 2024

    Rico Wade of Organized Noize, the man who gave Atlanta its hip-hop identity through acts like OutKast and Goodie Mob, has passed away. Drake also dropped 'Push Ups,' firing shots at Kendrick Lamar and more.

    ·3 min read
  3. Friday Notes for April 12th, 2024
    Culture

    Friday Notes for April 12th, 2024

    Future and Metro Boomin released joint album 'We Still Don't Trust You,' generating massive buzz in hip-hop. The Spurs now face the long-term question of whether they can build a title contender around Victor Wembanyama.

    ·2 min read
  4. Thursday Notes: The State of the Black Press
    Metro Boomin

    Thursday Notes: The State of the Black Press

    In 1933, NFL owners secretly banned Black players; thirteen years later, Black journalists helped force reintegration — a history explored alongside the current state of the Black press.

    ·5 min read
  5. Release Day: T-Pain, Glorilla, EST Gee
    T-Pain

    Release Day: T-Pain, Glorilla, EST Gee

    T-Pain interprets Sam Cooke and Frank Sinatra on a covers album, while EST Gee's raw Louisville mixtape and Glorilla's deluxe edition round out a stacked Friday release day.

    ·2 min read
  6. Tuesday Notes
    Wayne Shorter

    Tuesday Notes

    Biographer Michelle Mercer recalls the many "isms" she learned from Wayne Shorter — the legendary saxophonist and composer who died March 2023 — in Tuesday Notes' tribute.

    ·4 min read